Posts tagged Steps to Writing a Novel

I finally feel like I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. That’s not to say that simply querying agents is the end of the whole tunnel, but to say that I can see the excitement and freedom of moving onto the next phase of this adventure. The journey has been a […]

It’s been a great experience writing my first novel. It’s taken quite a while. I thought I’d share the steps involved in the journey in a silly little list. I couldn’t add things like: read articles and blog posts by agents and authors on a daily basis because I did that throughout the entire process. […]

It’s been a while since I wrote an update on the process and progress of writing my first novel, with the working title of Life at the Death House, so I thought it would be a good time to give an overview. I finished writing the first draft in February 2016 and then went through […]

I started writing what I intend to publish as my debut novel, The Death House (working title), as a film spec script in college in 2008. Since then, I decided that I would prefer to write it as a novel first and have been working on it on-and-off since that time. I have not always […]

I just finished writing chapter 9. Yay! Next up: Chapter 12. This chapter is entitled “Boys and Boys”. It’s a curiosity the way that this novel journey has gone. I had been writing the chapters at random to start, but now that I am on a roll with the story, I feel driven to continue […]

I have a name for each of the chapters in my book. They’re working titles of sorts that help keep me focused on the specific chapter and its goals. Today, I am working on chapter 37 which is entitled “Goodbye Ritual”.

I really mapped out this book in the summary process. I’ve been dreaming about it for years. I actually came up with the concept for this book when I was 18 and doing chemotherapy cancer treatments. It’s been a long time in the making. Now that I’ve summarized where I’m going with the book and […]

Just finished writing for the day. Couldn’t go to bed amidst the inspiration. I wrote 4,334 words today. I have officially finished writing the chapter summaries for the entire novel. I found my direction through this process, and look forward to what tomorrow brings.